Choose a glass-bottle fizzy drink for festival camping only if your event permits glass: Camp Bestival Dorset prohibits glass of any kind, and Glastonbury Festival has warned that glass found will be confiscated. Check the current rules for your festival before choosing a pack format, then compare flavours, sugars and caffeine on the exact drink you plan to take.
Container rules come before flavour preferences. Camp Bestival Dorset prohibits glass of any kind, while Glastonbury Festival has warned campers not to bring glass. Check your own event’s current terms before packing drinks with your food.
A glass bottle may be part of how you want to serve a drink with a meal, but that preference does not establish whether you can take it into the campsite. Consider it only after checking the named festival’s glass rules.
The exact variant matters. Coca-Cola GB lists 10.6 g sugars per 100 ml for Coca-Cola Original Taste; Pepsi UK lists 0 g sugars per 100 ml for Pepsi Max and identifies a separate caffeine-free Pepsi Max variant. Compare labels as well as containers.
Start with the event’s container rules; once you know which formats are permitted, choose the drink and pack size that fit your food and preferences.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Container rules | Read the named festival’s current prohibited-items and campsite terms. Check glass and cans separately, along with any quantity limits. | I want to bring drinks through entry without packing a prohibited container. Camp Bestival Dorset prohibits glass of any kind; Glastonbury Festival has also warned that glass found will be confiscated. |
| Sugars and sweeteners | Compare sugars per 100 ml on the exact variant, then check serving volume and the ingredient list. Coca-Cola GB lists 10.6 g sugars per 100 ml for Original Taste; Pepsi UK lists 0 g for Pepsi Max, which contains sweeteners. | If I’m choosing between regular and zero-sugar cola, I want to compare the drinks I would actually pack, not assume every cola has the same ingredients. |
| Caffeine | Check whether the exact variant is labelled caffeine free; a zero-sugar label alone does not answer that question. Pepsi UK lists caffeine flavouring in Pepsi Max and labels Pepsi Max Caffeine Free separately. | I want to avoid caffeine, so I need a specifically caffeine-free drink rather than choosing by flavour or sugar label alone. |
| Flavour and pack size | Choose the cola, citrus or fruit flavour you prefer with your food. Compare the stated container volume and number of drinks with what you plan to carry and serve. | For a meal at the campsite, I might prefer a fruit flavour to cola, or a smaller pack to a larger multipack. |
Camp Bestival Dorset prohibits glass of any kind, and Glastonbury Festival says glass found will be confiscated. A drink you intended for the campsite may therefore never reach it.
Check your named festival’s current official entry and camping rules before shopping. If glass is prohibited, choose a format the event permits rather than planning to change containers at the gate.
Coca-Cola GB lists 10.6 g sugars per 100 ml for Coca-Cola Original Taste, while Pepsi UK lists 0 g for Pepsi Max; standard Pepsi Max also contains caffeine flavouring. Those differences belong to the named variants, not every drink in either range.
Read the nutrition and ingredient information for the exact product, including any caffeine-free or sugar-free wording.
Tesco Groceries lists fizzy-drink multipacks, but a shop listing does not set an organiser’s container rules.
Confirm the pack format when shopping, then check it against your festival’s current terms before travelling.
Consider the exact cola variant if you want a familiar cola flavour with camping food.
The named Pepsi Max variants give cola shoppers different sugar and caffeine labels to compare.
Sprite is a non-cola range to compare when you want a different flavour with food.
Fanta Orange offers an orange-flavoured alternative to cola.
Tesco Groceries is a place to compare listed fizzy-drink pack formats, including can multipacks.
These non-glass options cover cola, citrus and fruit flavours for campers whose festival permits cans. They are alternatives to glass-bottle presentation, not evidence that cans are accepted at every event.
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Consider this lemon-and-lime option if your festival permits cans and you want a non-glass drink with food.
The pack contains 24 drinks of 330ml each. Check the exact label if sweeteners or caffeine status matter to you.
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This apple-flavoured, sugar-free option is for campers considering cans instead of glass bottles, where cans are permitted.
The pack contains 24 cans of 330ml each. If you are avoiding caffeine, check the exact product label.
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Choose this cola format only if your festival permits cans; standard Pepsi Max is not the caffeine-free variant.
The pack contains 24 drinks of 330ml each. Pepsi UK lists 0 g sugars per 100 ml for Pepsi Max and identifies caffeine flavouring in its ingredients.
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This orange-flavoured option offers a smaller can multipack if your festival allows cans.
The pack contains eight drinks of 330ml each. Coca-Cola GB describes Fanta Orange as caffeine free; check the label of the exact variant you buy.
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Consider this sparkling fruit drink with food if your event permits cans and you prefer a four-pack to a larger multipack.
The pack contains four drinks of 250ml each. Check the exact label if caffeine status matters to you.
Check the rules for your named event before packing glass. Camp Bestival Dorset prohibits glass of any kind, and Glastonbury Festival’s packing guidance says not to bring anything made of glass and warns that glass found will be confiscated.
Compare the exact drink’s sugars per 100 ml, ingredients, caffeine wording and serving size. Coca-Cola GB lists 10.6 g sugars per 100 ml for Coca-Cola Original Taste; Pepsi UK lists 0 g for Pepsi Max, which contains sweeteners and caffeine flavouring. Pepsi Max Caffeine Free is a separately labelled variant.
Do not assume that a flavour identifies the caffeine status of an entire range. Coca-Cola GB describes Fanta Orange specifically as caffeine free; check the label when choosing another drink or variant.